What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On his return trip during a cross country training flight after takeoff at 1500 feet, the pilot started to experience a rough running engine. He contacted ATC and was given clearance to land. As he was turning towards the runway the engine ran extremely rough then died. He performed the necessary checks for engine out procedures, established the best glide speed and made a safe landing. Ari ben aviator maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and found a crack in the #1 cylinder head. The defective cylinder was removed and replaced with a serviceable cylinder.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON HIS RETURN TRIP DURING A CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1500 FEET, THE PILOT STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. HE CONTACTED ATC AND WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO LAND. AS HE WAS TURNING TOWARDS THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH THEN DIED. HE PERFORMED THE NECESSARY CHECKS FOR ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES, ESTABLISHED THE BEST GLIDE SPEED AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. ARI BEN AVIATOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A CRACK IN THE #1 CYLINDER HEAD. THE DEFECTIVE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE CYLINDER.
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